Brown County group to study possible library-museum merger

2:28 PM,
Mar. 15, 2013

The Neville Public Museum on the west bank of the Fox River in downtown Green Bay.

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A task force announced Friday will study options for combining Brown County's museum and central library into a downtown Green Bay "cultural campus."

The nine-member group includes six elected officials representing the county and three of its municipalities as well as representatives of the library and museum governing boards. The group will begin meeting this month.

"We owe it to taxpayers and future generations to explore this opportunity," County Executive Troy Streckenbach said in an statement. He proposed the idea last month as a way to improve the facilities while decreasing ...